José Jorge Letria is a renown Portuguese writer, journalist and a member of the Writers & Directors executive committee. He is also president of the Portuguese Society of Authors and provides regular expert comment for the country’s most distinguished national…

Our partner, the Society of Audiovisual Authors (SAA) in Brussels, has produced an excellent European legislation update on the national copyright discussions that occurred in four EU countries this summer. A new law in the Netherlands is requiring contracts to…

Our partner, the Society of Audiovisual Authors (SAA) has prepared the following joint press release regarding fair remuneration for creators. Further details are available via the contact form or by contacting James Taylor at the SAA directly on j.taylor@saa-authors.eu or…

On April 29, under the title of “Building Bridges for a New Film Policy”, a meeting was convened by the Spanish Union of Cinematographers. Joining them in Madrid were representatives of the Spanish political parties represented in the European Parliament…

Creators in both regions are fighting parallel battles to secure the vital rights necessary to protect their livelihoods Buenos Aires – 20 April 2015: On behalf of its Latin American members, the independent creators’ council, Writers & Directors Worldwide, has…

The European Parliament is working on an evaluation of the current EU copyright rules ahead of a proposal for copyright reform later this year. Leading this evaluation is Julia Reda, MEP for the “Pirate Party”, who recently launched a call…